i'd place my bets on the EPL all-stars.
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AjKEDDSPl2VFSfp62Aarprgmw7YF?slug=ap-wcup-topleagues-squads&prov=ap&type=lgnsTop Leagues Squads
LONDON (AP) -- How the English Premier League, Serie A and Spanish league could look if they had squads at the World Cup:
Premier League
Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (Chelsea and Czech Republic), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United and Netherlands), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal and Germany).
Defenders: John Terry (Chelsea and England), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool and England), Kolo Toure (Arsenal and Ivory Coast), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United and England), William Gallas (Chelsea and France), Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United and Argentina).
Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool and England), Frank Lampard (Chelsea and England), Claude Makelele (Chelsea and France), Michael Essien (Chelsea and Ghana), Michael Ballack (Chelsea and Germany), Claudio Reyna (Manchester City and United States), Harry Kewell (Liverpool and Australia), Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton and Japan).
Forwards: Thierry Henry (Arsenal and France), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United and England), Michael Owen (Newcastle and England), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United and Netherlands), Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Ivory Coast), Hernan Crespo (Chelsea and Argentina).
Serie A
Goalkeepers: Dida (AC Milan and Brazil), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan and Brazil), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus and Italy).
Defenders: Cafu (AC Milan and Brazil), Lilian Thuram (Juventus and France), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus and Italy), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan and Italy), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus and Italy), Igor Tudor (Siena and Croatia).
Midfielders: Kaka (AC Milan and Brazil), Pavel Nedved (Juventus and Czech Republic), Patrick Vieira (Juventus and France), Luis Figo (Inter Milan and Portugal), Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan and Serbia-Montenegro), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan and Argentina), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan and Italy); Emerson (Juventus and Brazil.
Forwards: Adriano (Inter Milan and Brazil), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan and Ukraine), David Trezeguet (Juventus and France), Francesco Totti (AS Roma and Italy), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus and Sweden), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus and Italy).
Spanish League
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid and Spain), Santiago Canizares (Valencia and Spain).
Defenders: Cicinho (Real Madrid and Brazil), Rafael Marquez (FC Barcelona and Mexico), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona and Spain), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain), Michel Salgado (Real Madrid and Spain), Roberto Ayala (Valencia and Argentina), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid and Brazil).
Midfielders: David Beckham (Real Madrid and England), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid and France), Juan Ramon Riquelme (Villarreal and Argentina), Deco (FC Barcelona and Portugal), Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona and Spain), Pablo Aimar (Valencia and Argentina), Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid and Argentina), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal and Argentina).
Forwards: Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona and Brazil), Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Brazil), Robinho (Real Madrid and Brazil), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona and Argentina), Raul Gonzalez (Real Madrid and Spain), Javier Saviola (Sevilla and Argentina).